Close similarly worked in large scale hyperrealistic portraiture using graphite and charcoal with meticulous detail, sharing Longo's obsession with photorealist precision and the monumental presentation of human subjects in black and white.

Celmins creates extraordinarily detailed large scale charcoal and graphite drawings that match Longo's hyperrealistic technique and tonal intensity, with a shared focus on obsessive surface rendering and the psychological weight of everyday imagery.

Brown appropriates and transforms cultural imagery with a similarly obsessive technical precision and a critical lens on power and representation, addressing violence and spectacle in ways that parallel Longo's engagement with American cultural iconography.